Born August 10, 1874. Died October 20, 1964 at age 90.
Born on this day in 1874, Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving 1929–1933. A Republican and former secretary of commerce (1921–1928), his presidency was dominated by the onset of the Great Depression; he lost re-election to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
A Stanford graduate (1895) and former mining engineer, Hoover gained prominence for humanitarian work in World War I, leading the Commission for Relief in Belgium and the U.S. Food Administration. In retirement he chaired the Hoover Commission and served in assignments for later presidents.
Born August 10, 1880. Died February 15, 1964 at age 83.
Robert L. Thornton (1880–1964) was a Dallas banker and mayor (1953–1961), known for vigorous promotion of the city's development and civic institutions.
Born August 10, 1905. Died December 30, 1986 at age 81.
Era Bell Thompson (1905–1986) was an author and longtime Ebony editor; she graduated from the University of North Dakota and received the Roughrider Award.
